Further Pasteurella Isolates from the republic of Zambia: A brief report

Abstract

Keywords: Pneumonic pasteurellosis, Pasteurella hemolytica, Pasteurella multocida.

P.hemolytica (6 strains) and P.multocida (12 strains) were isolated from cases of pneumonic pasteurellosis in Lusaka, Zambia. All P. hemolytica strains were of biotype A, while P. multocida strains belonged to capsular types A, D, and somatic types 3 and 4. Two untypable strains of P.dagmatis were also isolated.

Trop. Vet. Vol. 20(3) 2002: 130-131